900 dead pigs found floating in Shanghai river
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a water source for city residents.
Officials are investigating where the pigs came from. A statement posted Saturday on the city's Agriculture Committee's website says they haven't found any evidence that the pigs were dumped into the river or of any animal epidemic.
The statement says the city and Songjiang district governments started retrieving the pigs on Friday night. By late Saturday afternoon they had recovered and disposed of more than 900.
The statement says the water and environmental protection bureaus are ramping up monitoring of the river's water quality.
900 Dead Pigs floating on by, 900 Dead Pigs in Shanghai,
Pull one out and whack off its snout, 899 Dead Pigs floating by.
899 Dead Pigs floating on by, 899 Dead Pigs in Shanghai,
Pull one out and whack off its snout, 898 Dead Pigs floating by...
Come on, everybody! Let's hear it! :-P
(Somehow I have a creepy feeling we'll be hearing about a very
virulent form of flu starting around Shanghai in the near future...)
This just in, Swine flu at an all time high in Shanghai
Somebody call up Epic Meal Time, they'll be all over that BACON!
NBC News has updated the number to 2800 pigs:
http://behindthewall.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/11/17266070-more-than-2800-dead-pigs-found-in-chinese-river?lite
@WendyTeagarden  Oh, great. Now I have to update the song...dammit!
@Mikey Nah, just start it in the middle......
@WendyTeagarden Well thats much better
When I first saw this picture I thought it was a bunch of hotties down at the waterfront, then I read the story. My thoughts and prayers go out to Kermit and his family.Â
5 sec rule? Still looks edible... they can process it into the horse meat they are giving to the under-privileged in Europe.
@OliverNicholas The rule has been changed for certain things.  M&Ms are good for 3.75 minutes (except for the stupid blue ones).
That's a lot of Mu Shoo Pork!
@I812 There's gonna be a deal on pork fried rice all week!
Nine hundred floating pigs and "The statement says the water and environmental protection bureaus are ramping up monitoring of the river's water quality."
I feel better already.
Swine flu?
I suspect angry birds were involved.
Looking at that picture... Not sure it's the dead pigs *I* would be most worried about.
Mmm! Yummy swine water.Â
Will this mean higher pork prices at Walmart?
"My name is Legion, for we are many."
Weird... just... weird...!
I was going to say 'dinner' until I saw the picture. Blech.
Bacon fans are in mourning.
@KATUNews That seems almost surreal!
@KATUNews Oh, my God! Shocking!
When pigs can swim
Chinese lemmings
"Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river..."Â If it had been dead fish, would they have "pigged" them out?
@KATUNews and I'm going out for chineese food in a few minutes.
@maniacmikey  Order the #6. It doesn't have much pork in it.
Shanghai pork?
@KATUNews Omg, what a waste